Frano Mc Keown

Off The Lead

Society EN ↓ 368 episodes

This podcast is my attempt to push back against what I call 'The Domestication of Our Species'. Over the years I've become increasingly convinced that we [humans] have in recent decades become 'Bred to Consume'. The podcast is called, "Off The Lead" and it's main purpose is to have and spread open and frank conversations with different people from all walks of life. Please feel free to comment [publicly or privately] with thoughts/recommendations etc to imoffthelead@gmail.com Thanks for listening, Frano. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Author

Frano Mc Keown

Category

Society

Podcast website

soundcloud.com

Latest episode

Sep 18, 2026

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Episodes

Ep#4of40 Out of My Mind - Lent Edition 17.02.2018

I liked this one. Hopefully it doesn't come across as preachy or patronising (That's when you talk down to someone).Either way,in hindsight I suppose I'm trying to inspire people a little. You create your own reality, so ask yourself, what kind of reality do you want? Seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep#3of40 Out of My Mind - Lent Addition 16.02.2018

In this episode I continue on slightly regarding the idea of incremental improvements, mention some of the feedback I've been getting and give you a heads up as to what guests that have agreed to come on - spoiler alert - there's a couple of good ones! I also dip my toe into the sexism debate. This is something which I'm very keen to educate myself on so if your sick of men like me getting it so w...

Ep#2of40 Out Of My Mind - Lent Addition 15.02.2018

Whoop d doo it's episode 2 (of 40).On the back of the feedback I received about my first solo installment yesterday, you should notice a more upbeat version of me in this episode. Having just made this recording (in better form than yesterday) I feel energised for the day ahead, so hopefully you'll absorb some of my enthusiasm and it will positively influence your day. Today I touch on 'incrementa...

Ep#1of40 Out Of My Mind - Lent Addition 14.02.2018

Welcome to the first solo episode of the Off The Lead podcast. I've been toying with this idea for a while now and lent gave me the excuse to bite the bullet and give it a lash. So let me know what you think, good or bad. Without a guest I've no self correcting mechanism so I'm very much on my own and could do with a bit of a point in the right direction. Tell me what you like/dislike, what you'd...

Ep#14 Anthony Murphy - Mythical Ireland 06.02.2018

Anthony is both a gentleman and a scholar. The width and breadth of the mans knowledge is truly of Biblical proportions. We talk anthropology, astronomy, cosmology, genealogy, geography and a whole host of other ologys! Anthony's love of all things ancient/mythological/Irish/historical is not only contagious but palpable. A man who is the embodiment of being 'Off The Lead'. So stop what you're doi...

Ep#13 Ivor McQuillan 2 25.01.2018

If you enjoyed our first conversation you're in for a real treat! Myself and Ivor go deep into the world of spirituality, death, rebirth, drugs, reincarnation, other dimensions, prophets, meditation, mindfulness, and lots, lots more. Get involved and make a difference; Subscribe, comment, share and review - Now available on itunes, YouTube, Acast, Stitcher and SoundCloud. As always, I hope you're...

Ep#12 Kevin Booth 10.01.2018

Myself and Kev talk business, religion, holotropic breathing, fighting, psychedelics, carpentry, consciousness, zoo's, castles, ice rinks, artist management, 'Balcony TV', GAA and much more! A great start to the new year! As always, I hope you're enjoying these conversations. Any and all feedback is much appreciated and can be sent to imoffthelead@gmail.comStay off the lead, Fran. Ps Subscribing,...

Ep#11 Peadar Reilly 19.12.2017

Me and Peadar go way back. WAY back. Best friends since I can remember and that shines through this podcast. If I was to pick an episode to showcase what this podcast is all about, this is it! From covering "what I'm up to", to politics, bullying in the workplace, fear, revolution and even suicide, we cover a lot of bases. As always, I hope you're enjoying these conversations. Any and all feedback...

Ep#10 Des Seepersad 15.12.2017

This episode could be summarised as a 'tech' episode, but we also somehow managed to squeeze in porn, the Tànaiste, racism, , 'summoning the demon' and lots, lots more! Des is one of a kind and most certainly a man Off The Lead. Check out his YouTube channel {not representative of what's on YouTube} if you have a sense of humor and no patience https://www.youtube.com/user/ogdezAs always, I hope yo...

Ep#9 Kevin Reilly 04.12.2017

Kev is a 'car enthusiast' (he really didn't like being introduced as a 'boy racer'). We went deep into the world of 'twin cams' and motor sport generally. I was amazed at the width and breath of the term 'car enthusiast' and could have talked endlessly to him. His enthusiasm is contagious and he has since opened up a whole new world to me. So much so, that early in the new year we intend to go rou...

Ep#8 Simon Andreucetti 29.11.2017

Simon Andreucetti is an extreme downhill mountain biker, who intends to be an Irish national champion in 2018. An extremely interesting guy, we talk at length about all things digital, advertising in general and how social media is going to eat your children. In a professional capacity he is Strategic Account Director for one of Irelands leading digital media groups, Distilled SCH, couple this wit...

Ep#7 Roger Dardis 23.11.2017

Roger is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under the infamous Marcelo Garcia. As well as being an absolute ANIMAL on the mats Roger is a complete gent. The atmosphere he's created in his gym is second to none and the welcome I received by his members is a tribute to both Roger and Paul Fox {another MG Black Belt}, who between them run the Royal Grappling Academy {www.rga.ie}.In this episode we talk...

Ep#6 Daniel (Gaz) Gavin 15.11.2017

Gaz is a massive music fan but we only got talking about music generally and never really got into what makes him, "Ireland's second biggest Take That fan", another podcast maybe! In this episode we talk Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Conor Mc Gregor and much more. I hope your enjoying these conversations and all going according to plan the 'Off The Lead' you-tube channel and facebook page should be live ne...

Ep#5 Graham Macken 06.11.2017

Graham is an endurance athlete who competes in Triathlons, Bike races, Adventure races etc. He was one half of Irelands first, 2 man team to finish RAAM [Race Across America} a gruuuuuuuuueling 5,200km road race. We talk about everything from falling asleep on his bike [while racing downhill at 80kmph] to what he has on his 'to race list', namely a Deca-IronMan, Swimming the English Channel and ro...

Ep#4 Oisin Farry 02.11.2017

Oisin is a secondary school teacher who has [at least to a certain degree] restored my faith in teachers generally! His passion for what he does is obvious and as is becoming the norm, we discuss everything from how he delivered one of his kids [whilst on the phone to the emergency services], to the importance of understanding history in order to understand, and make our way through, the present....

Ep#3 Ivor McQuillan 24.10.2017

Through his use of psychedelics, Ivor has found a new path through life. An intriguing guy to say the least, we discuss consciousness, spirituality, reincarnation and this is certainly not the last appearance he'll make on this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep#2 Paul Webster 12.10.2017

Paul is an award winning producer, director, writer and a complete gent. We speak about everything from contraception to journalism and lots, lots more. Our recording was interrupted slightly {in no small part due to the fact that I don't know what I'm doing} so at around 24 minutes in you'll notice the conversation jump slightly - C'est la vie. Much of Pauls work can be found at www.paulwebsterfi...

Ep#1 Cormac {Beef} O’Keeffe 10.10.2017

The podcast is called, "Off The Lead" and it's main purpose is to have and spread, open and frank conversations with different people from all walks of life. In this episode I speak with Cormac 'Beef' O'Keeffe about a whole host of topics from his moving to Germany to record an album, to monetising creativity and much, much more. Please feel free to comment [publicly or privately] with thoughts/re...

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